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7 <br /> FFY 2015-2019 Five Year Consolidated Plan Orange County HOME Consortium, NC <br /> Employment Services need to increase focus and resources to assist this population, including <br /> people with criminal histories and youth aging out of foster care <br /> According to the 2007-2011 American Community Survey data, Orange County has an <br /> unemployment rate of 5.83%which is lower than the North Carolina unemployment rate of 9.7% <br /> for that same period. However,in Orange County,there are 16,750 workers and 18,050 jobs.The <br /> unemployment rate is also larger in the 16-24 age group as opposed to older age groups. This <br /> suggests that as younger members of the workforce leave school and enter the workforce, they <br /> are struggling to find employment <br /> According to the 2007-2011 American Community Survey data, there are job deficiencies (the <br /> number of qualified worker's exceeds the number of jobs available)in certain sectors.Conversely, <br /> Orange County is also experiencing an employment deficiency (the number of jobs available <br /> exceeds the number of qualified workers) in certain sectors. The County should continue to <br /> support and encourage new job creation, job retention, employment, youth employment, job <br /> training services and educational developmental opportunities, especially for low and moderate <br /> income persons that help to close these gaps <br /> Maps: <br /> Included in this Plan in the Exhibits Section are the following maps which illustrate the <br /> demographic characteristics of Orange County: <br /> • Population Density by Block Group <br /> • Percent White Population by Block Group <br /> • Percent Minority Population by Block Group <br /> • Percent Population Age 65+by Block Group <br /> • Population Age 65+ by Quarter Mile Grid <br /> • Total Housing Units by Block Points <br /> • Percent Owner-Occupied Housing Units by Block Group <br /> • Percent Renter-Occupied Housing Units by Block Group <br /> • Percent Vacant Housing Units by Block Group <br /> • Low/Moderate Income Percentage by Block Group <br /> • Low/Moderate Income with Minority Percentage <br /> • Commercial Hotspots in Orange County, North Carolina <br /> 2. Summary of the objectives and outcomes identified in the Plan <br /> The following six (6) priorities and subsequent goals/strategies have been identified for the <br /> Orange County HOME Consortium for the period of FY 2015 through FY 2019 for the HOME <br /> OMB Control No:2506-0117(exp 07/31/2015) 5 <br />